We know that student life can be hard - juggling the demands of your course with the pressures of life. Reading is one of the best ways to calm a busy mind, help you to relax, contribute to better sleep and it's good for your brain. Our collection of books are available to you, completely free, to help you find soemthing good to read and enjoy some time out from your busy life. 

Reading is free, you can take a book with you anywhere and you don't need to use any screens or technology - this is a really great way to give your eyes and brain a rest. 

Wherever you live in the North-East, you can join the public library for free. This will give you access to print books but your membership will also include access to ebooks and audiobooks - all for free as part of your membership! Please see the links below for local library information for your area. 

You can read ebooks on a specialised ebook reader (such as a kindle) or using an app on your phone, tablet  or laptop.  You have to pay for the individual ebooks or pay a monthly or yearly subscription fee for the platform. 

Audiobooks can be a great way to enjoy a story while you are doing something else - for example, you can listed to an audiobook while driving, walking, cooking, cleaning  - when you're enjoying the story you will always find an opportunity to listen! 

Many platforms offer both ebooks and audiobooks as part of a monthly or annual subscription - you pay the fee and access the books using an app or a web player. 

Some popular providers are 

Amazon kindle (ebooks) or Amazon Audible (audiobooks) 

Everand (ebooks and audiobooks) 

BookBeat (audiobooks) 

Spotify Audiobooks (available as part of a Spotify Premium membership) 

TIP - if you have public library membership, you can access ebooks and audiobooks for free on their platforms! 

We would love to hear from you! 

Please use the online form above if you have any comments about our Reading for Wellbeing space 

This is a brand new thing for us so we would love to know what you think about it! 

If you have any questions around reading for your wellbeing please use the form and someone will get back to you